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RADDAD retweeted
๐จ ๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐'๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก
With MLB set to expand to two more cities, @JeffPassan, ESPN's senior MLB insider, listed Raleigh as one of six serious candidates to land one of those franchises.
Here is that 10-min conversation, with an abbreviated recap below๐
๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง: ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐?
- No market on either coast that has what Raleigh does.
- Larger population than all expansion contenders
- 22nd largest media market in the US,ย
- 2nd fastest-growing metro
- Soon to be 7th most populous state in the US (largest without MLB).
-The current Stanley Cup champion owner Tom Dundon involved, with interest from former Bucks owner Marc Lasry.
- Approved entertainment district being built and rights to 80+ acres of land.
-Bi-partisian political support is ready for future talks.
๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง: ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ?
-It's a full go.
-Tom was the first to step up andย is popular here because of the work he's done with the Canes. The fact that other billionaires want in and want to work together, shows that Raleigh is the place to be.
๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง: ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ?
-Our research said Raleigh was the best path for NC's MLB
-Wake County (Raleigh) is larger than Mecklenberg Count (Charlotte)
- Charlotte has NFL, NBA, MLS, NASCAR...Raleigh only has NHL. State government wants more balance. Charlotte has entertainment spend overlaps that Raleigh wouldn't.
-Raleigh does not have a downtown AAA ballpark it'd have to move. Charlotte does. Durham Bulls, 26 miles from Raleigh, fits with MiLB/MLB structure of farm teams within driving distance of parent teams.
๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง: ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ?
-All the heavy lifting has been done.
-This started with the community carrying the torch. It's organically grown to the point where there is an ownership group and politicians ready to make it happen. This is authentically a market that is SHOWING that it wants baseball.
-We've been under the radar, and that was by design.
- We have all the pieces needed to get MLB in Raleigh.
๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐, ๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐จ, ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ?
Watch the full podcast here โฌ๏ธ youtube.com/watch?v=4Db2aGpVโฆ
RADDAD retweeted
ESPNโs Jeff Passan says Raleigh is โA dark horse that could have some real heft to it.โ
@JeffPassan, the lead MLB analyst for @espn, slotted Raleigh as one of the Top-5 markets for MLB expansion and noted its many advantages.
Check it out โฌ๏ธ espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/4986โฆ
RADDAD retweeted
This week is the biggest of our eight year journey. Head to MLB2NC.com to see what weโve been up to. Be loud, be ready.
#RaleighOnDeck #MLB2NC
RADDAD retweeted
The time is now.
ALT Hype Graphic promoting Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final with Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho, Taylor Hall, and Seth Jarvis around The Stanley Cup
RADDAD retweeted
For the past 8 years, the Raleigh community has been building a baseball movement from the ground up.
But make no mistake, as the real battle to win a franchise begins (and it is about to), our strongest position will be to unite together as North Carolina's team.
We have the history, the people, and the passion. This has always been a baseball state, and now it's time that the rest of the nation finds that out.
We are the largest state in America without MLB. We are one of only 5 states to boast 3 separate Top-50 media markets; the other 4 all have multiple MLB teams.
Phase 1 was to create the groundswell in Raleigh. Phase 2 will be to welcome every market in this great State to become a part of what you helped build.
In the coming weeks, we'll be shifting to highlighting not only our capital city, but the entire state of North Carolina.
Raleigh's case has been made. The pieces are in place. Now it's time to bring all of those pieces together, and bring MLB to OUR state once and for all.
#MLB2NC
#StateofBaseball
#RaleighOnDeck
RADDAD retweeted
Who would you rather have as Raleighโs MLB expansion team?
@MLBRaleigh please retweet this for reach, as we want this to be as accurate of a poll as possible.
36%Raleigh Oaks
64%Carolina Mudcats
91 votes โข Final results
RADDAD retweeted
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RADDAD retweeted
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RADDAD retweeted
The poor Bat Boy got booed so hard until the Coach came in to save the day! I think he learned his lesson.๐คฃ๐คฃ @DurhamBulls @MattBarrie @espn @MiLB @GoPro @RaysBaseball #espn #batdog #oops
RADDAD retweeted
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6 weeks until Opening Day & weโre giving away a baseball signed by Frank Viola; former Brooklyn Cyclones pitching coach & New York Met!
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RADDAD retweeted
Wondering whether or not the Raleigh market is large enough to fill the stadium 81 times per season?
Consider this...
There are more people within 60 miles of Raleigh than...
- Cincy
- Pittsburgh
- Milwaukee
- St. Louis
- KC
- All other expansion contenders
#RaleighOnDeck
RADDAD retweeted
S3:E11 of Verifiably Random is out now.
@marcvl sits down with @d13_co to unpack Algoland and what it really takes to execute a fully on-chain campaign at scale on Algorand.
Stick around to the end for an ecosystem update by @fredestante.
RADDAD retweeted
As you know I've been closely following @Algorand for years, and the developments in January 2026 feel like one of the most interesting turns the project has taken in a long time.
The @AlgoFoundation official return to the United States - relocating headquarters from Singapore to Delaware - and the appointment of a genuinely strong new board (with heavy hitters from traditional finance, regulatory bodies, and crypto) is not just symbolic. It's a clear strategic bet on friendlier U.S. policy, institutional adoption, RWA tokenization, and next-gen payments infrastructure right where the biggest capital and regulatory action is happening.
On top of that, seeing the x402 proposal (HTTP-native crypto payments, perfectly suited for AI agents and machine-to-machine economy) officially merged by Coinbase is huge. Algorand's instant finality, high throughput, and low costs make it arguably the cleanest execution layer for autonomous agent commerce we've seen so far. Pair that with the existing Google AP2 partnership, and the chain is quietly positioning itself at the intersection of AI + real financial rails.
This isn't hype - it's infrastructure-level progress that aligns incentives for builders, institutions, and everyday use cases.
Just my two cents on Algorand latest moves.
